Unemployment in Dover Township (1.4%) is lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. For jobs and income Dover Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C). Household incomes here are higher than in 58% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Dover Township, in brief
What’s behind Dover Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($81,452, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dover Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
In and out of Dover Township on a workday
On a workday 10,576 residents head out to work, 693 work right here, and 2,239 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Dover Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.26 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
10% of working residents work in York
Where Dover Township clocks in
10% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Inside Dover Township’s 2,932 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dover Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,507 → 2,932. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Dover Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dover Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,800 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Dover Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most trips from Dover Township start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.6% across Pennsylvania.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,394 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 16% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.4% of Dover Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Dover Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Dover Township is 485th of 1,642 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 5 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | West Whiteland Township PA | 20,826 | $133K | 3.0% | 1.7% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 483 | Norwood MA | 31,714 | $107K | 8.8% | 3.6% | 12% | A− |
| 484 | Fox Crossing WI | 19,320 | $79K | 8.2% | 1.0% | 10% | A− |
| 485 | Dover Township PA | 24,395 | $81K | 7.2% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| 486 | New River AZ | 18,240 | $134K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 6% | A− |
| 487 | Pataskala OH | 18,529 | $92K | 6.5% | 3.2% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 35% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Dover Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns next door employ 10% of Dover Township
The biggest share goes to West Manchester Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | – | A− | C | 28 min | $81,452 |
| Warrington Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $77,763 |
| West Manchester Township | 8% | A | B− | 26 min | $89,146 |
| Conewago Township | 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $97,244 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | C | 29 min | $92,226 |
| Shiloh | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $88,589 |
| Paradise Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $79,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shiloh: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dover Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Dover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dover Township?
$81,452 (±$7,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dover Township?
7.2%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dover Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dover Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are York (10%, 8 mi), West Manchester Township (8%, 6 mi), Springettsbury Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Dover Township walkable?
Dover Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dover Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dover Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.